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Cezar Cretu vs Fons Van Sambeek — M15 Heraklion Semi-final

M15 HeraklionSemi-finalHardSat 24 Oct · 11:05Final1h 53m
Cezar Cretu(1)ATP #275 · ROU
Fons Van SambeekNED
SetsGames2
67
0
35

Cezar Cretu defeated Fons Van Sambeek in the semifinals of the M15 Heraklion tournament, winning 6-3, 7-5 on hard courts. Cretu hit two aces to Van Sambeek's zero and committed two double faults to his opponent's three. Cretu converted 50% of his break points and won six service breaks to Van Sambeek's four.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Cezar Cretu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Cretu C. took it in straight sets, with six breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveCretu C. 6 · Van Sambeek F. 4
  • 1st-serve points wonCretu C. 59% · Van Sambeek F. 51%
  • AcesCretu C. 2 · Van Sambeek F. 0

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 15–3BreakCretu C. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 21–2Break backCretu C. · Broke back
  3. Set 22–3Break backCretu C. · Broke back
  4. Set 25–5Break backVan Sambeek F. · Broke back
  5. Set 26–5BreakCretu C. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowCretu C. broken 4 times · Van Sambeek F. broken 6 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Cretu C.
7/11Van Sambeek F.
4/10
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchCretu C.Van Sambeek F.
EvenCretu C.Van Sambeek F.
Late momentumCretu C.16
7Last 12 points5
12Last 3 games8
6/12Break points4/8

Break of serve

Match statistics

Cretu C.Van Sambeek F.
Serve
  • 2Aces0
  • 2Double faults3
  • 65% · 44/681st serve %63% · 35/56
  • 59%1st serve points won51%
  • 54% · 13/242nd serve points won33% · 7/21
  • 57% · 39/68Service points won45% · 25/56
  • 64% · 7/11Service games held40% · 4/10
Return
  • 55% · 31/56Return points won43% · 29/68
  • 49% · 17/351st return points won41% · 18/44
  • 67% · 14/212nd return points won46% · 11/24
  • 50%Break points won50%
  • 6Breaks of serve4
Points
  • 70Total points won54
  • 6Most points in a row7
  • 3Most games in a row2

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsCretu C. won 59% of points behind the first serve, Van Sambeek F. 51%. Largest performance gap of the match.+8 ptsCretu C.1st-serve pts won59%Van Sambeek F.1st-serve pts won51%

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Cretu C. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Vales A.View match

Player context

Before the match
Cretu C.Van Sambeek F.1 747ELO1 5461 566Hard ELO1 5426–4Last 106–425Age24188 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $209K2026 $60KEarningsCareer $24K2026 $5K

Match info

  • Started11:05 local
  • Duration1h 53m

Cite this

Cezar Cretu beat Fons Van Sambeek 6-3 7-5. Umpiry, "Cezar Cretu vs Fons Van Sambeek — M15 Heraklion Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-24/cretu-vs-sambeek-m15-heraklion-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 24 October 2026).